not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
please (give me); please (do for me)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
just because; even if; even though
immediately; at once; instantly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
how long; how much; to what extent
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to perceive; to understand
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
question; inquiry; enquiry
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to give an impression; to make an impression